Ronan and Yvonne Keating divorced after almost 14 years of marriage (Picture: Getty)

10. Ronan and Yvonne Keating

Ronan Keating and wife Yvonne were divorced in April after they struggled to get over his fling with backing dancer Francine Cornell two years ago. The former Boyzone star is now dating TV producer Storm Uechtritz and they’re getting set to move in together in London.

Another one bites the dust: Katie Price got rid of Leandro Penna in October (Picture: Getty)

9. Katie Price and Leandro Penna

There was another short-lived romance for double divorcee Katie Price after Argentinian lover Leandro Penna, 27, revealed he left the model after 20 months in October because she was ‘crazy’.

Myleene Klass’s marriage to former bodyguard Graham Quinn lasted just six months. Her camp complained he rudely walked out on her 34th birthday in April, which he denied. Myleene has since shown Quinn what he’s missing in a few super sexy lingerie shoots for Littlewoods.

Fazer and Tulisa decided they were better off as bandmates (Picture: Xposurephotos.com)

7. Tulisa Contostavlos and Richard ‘Fazer’ Rawson

N-Dubz stars Tulisa and Fazer went their separate ways in January although they remain good pals. X Factor judge Tulisa went on to date Skins star Jack O’Connell for three months before settling down with Newcastle United footballer Danny Simpson. Tulisa says she is no WAG, though, claiming to be a WAF (Was Already Famous) instead.

Simon Cowell and Mezhgan Hussainy remain close (Picture: AP)

6. Simon Cowell and Mezhgan Hussainy

Simon Cowell and Mezhgan Hussainy called off their two-year engagement in February with Si admitting he is a ‘hopeless boyfriend’ in the wake of the split. The X Factor mastermind paid the make-up artist off with a £5million mansion in Beverly Hills and is now said to be dating True Blood star Janina Gavankar.

Dannii Minogue and Kris Smith called it quits in April (Picture: Getty)

5. Dannii Minogue and Kris Smith

In Oz, Dannii Minogue’s four-year fairytale romance with hunky toyboy Kris Smith came crashing down in April, two years after the birth of their son Ethan. Friends said the singer, 41, ‘fought and fought’ to save the romance. It wasn’t long before Smith, 34, was linked to blonde catwalk co-star Jennifer Hawkins, 28.

Hectic schedules got the better of Michelle Keegan and Max George (Picture: Xposurephotos.com)

4. Max George and Michelle Keegan

On our shores, a battle raged over a diamond sparkler after The Wanted’s Max George and Corrie’s Michelle Keegan split in July. Keegan, 25, allegedly refused to hand back the £5,000 engagement sparkler the singer, 24, had popped on her finger.

Seal and Heidi Klum also parted ways this year (Picture: AP)

3. Heidi Klum and Seal

But it was German model Heidi Klum who first set up splitsville as 2012 kicked off when she and British singer Seal announced they were separating after seven years. The break-up was as friendly as could be until Heidi, 39, shacked up with her bodyguard Martin Kristen. Seal, 49, claimed his ex ‘fornicated with the help’ before she hit back and dubbed the Kiss From A Rose singer ‘horrible’.

Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis were together 14 years (Picture: AP)

2. Johnny Depp and Vanessa Paradis

Elsewhere, Johnny Depp hailed le taxi to drive Vanessa Paradis away after their 14-year relationship. The A-list couple insisted the end was ‘amicable’ but rumours surfaced linking the Pirates Of The Caribbean star to actress Amber Heard, 26, his co-star in The Rum Diary. As a farewell gift, Depp, 49, splashed out on a £2.7million Hollywood mansion for the French singer, 39, and their children Lily-Rose, 13, and Jack, ten.

But it was Katie Holmes who took the title for most surprising split in what was a rocky year for the love-lives of some of our biggest stars. The former Mrs Cruise served up the showbiz bombshell of the year when she left Tom in June after six years of marriage, months before his 50th birthday.The move by the former Dawson’s Creek actress followed the pattern of Cruise’s other doomed marriages – as Holmes left aged 33, the same age as former wives Nicole Kidman and Mimi Rogers. Holmes then won the custody battle for the couple’s six-year-old girl, Suri. Cruise sued gossip mag Life & Style Weekly for more than £30million after it falsely claimed he’d ‘abandoned’ their daughter. Holmes is reportedly in line for £1.9million for each year she was married to Cruise, who is valued at £170million, thanks to a watertight pre-nup.